Brigid Francis-Devine
@brigidfd.bsky.social
House of Commons Library researcher: poverty, incomes, and labour market statistics
Reposted by Brigid Francis-Devine
Minimum wage increases apparently +3.9% for adult and 18-20 rates.
Convergence of youth rates paused, and NLW not following strong ASHE numbers.
I think that's a good decision on both counts. Min wage setting should be flexible, and labour market is currently weak.
www.ft.com/content/63b0...
Convergence of youth rates paused, and NLW not following strong ASHE numbers.
I think that's a good decision on both counts. Min wage setting should be flexible, and labour market is currently weak.
www.ft.com/content/63b0...
Healey poised to increase adult minimum wage by 3.9%
Chancellor will hold back from bigger increases in the rate for younger workers despite Labour manifesto pledge
www.ft.com
October 27, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Minimum wage increases apparently +3.9% for adult and 18-20 rates.
Convergence of youth rates paused, and NLW not following strong ASHE numbers.
I think that's a good decision on both counts. Min wage setting should be flexible, and labour market is currently weak.
www.ft.com/content/63b0...
Convergence of youth rates paused, and NLW not following strong ASHE numbers.
I think that's a good decision on both counts. Min wage setting should be flexible, and labour market is currently weak.
www.ft.com/content/63b0...
Poverty data came out today, so here are some charts showing which children are most likely to be in poverty.
Get ready for exactly zero surprises.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/which-childr...
Get ready for exactly zero surprises.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/which-childr...
Which children are most likely to be in poverty in the UK?
The government’s child poverty strategy is due to be published in spring 2025. The latest data shows 31% of children were in relative poverty after housing costs in 2023/24.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Poverty data came out today, so here are some charts showing which children are most likely to be in poverty.
Get ready for exactly zero surprises.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/which-childr...
Get ready for exactly zero surprises.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/which-childr...
Reposted by Brigid Francis-Devine
The 2024 Local Elections Handbook is now available on the Commons Library website, complete with a downloadable dataset:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/2024-local-e...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/2024-local-e...
2024 Local Elections Handbook and dataset
Explore the 2024 local elections results and download a comprehensive results dataset for electoral districts and wards.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
March 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The 2024 Local Elections Handbook is now available on the Commons Library website, complete with a downloadable dataset:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/2024-local-e...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/2024-local-e...
Here's an overview of women's employment, pay and participation in business in the UK, for all your International Women's Day needs: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
March 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Here's an overview of women's employment, pay and participation in business in the UK, for all your International Women's Day needs: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Inflation is back to around 2%, but high prices are still having an impact on households.
My Library briefing tracks the ongoing effect of high prices on household finances, mortgage rates, poverty and food bank use.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
My Library briefing tracks the ongoing effect of high prices on household finances, mortgage rates, poverty and food bank use.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
High cost of living: Impact on households
This briefing covers how the high period of inflation in the UK from 2021 to 2024 continues to affect household incomes, spending, poverty, savings and debt.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
November 18, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Inflation is back to around 2%, but high prices are still having an impact on households.
My Library briefing tracks the ongoing effect of high prices on household finances, mortgage rates, poverty and food bank use.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
My Library briefing tracks the ongoing effect of high prices on household finances, mortgage rates, poverty and food bank use.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Hi Bluesky, I know you've been wondering where to find child poverty data for UK constituencies and small areas.
The answer is on my House of Commons Library child poverty dashboard.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency...
The answer is on my House of Commons Library child poverty dashboard.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency...
November 18, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Hi Bluesky, I know you've been wondering where to find child poverty data for UK constituencies and small areas.
The answer is on my House of Commons Library child poverty dashboard.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency...
The answer is on my House of Commons Library child poverty dashboard.
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency...